Money Tree Loan Co. v. Williams

Nahra, Judge.

{¶ 1} In this case, defendant-appellant James Smith, d.b.a. Four Seasons Mortgage Company, appeals from the order of the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court denying his motion to vacate the entry of a money judgment against him. For the reasons set forth below, we vacate the order of the trial court denying the motion to vacate and remand this cause to that court for proceedings consistent with this opinion.

I. Factual and Procedural Background

{¶ 2} On December 21, 1998, plaintiff Money Tree Loan Company 1 filed suit against Smith and defendant Carlton E. Williams, alleging that…